The Face Thief: A Novel
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Eli Gottlieb's previous novel, Now You See Him, was acclaimed by reviewers as "irresistible … moving" (New York Times Book Review), "a triumph…of literary suspense" (Los Angeles Times), and "gorgeous" (USA Today). With The Face Thief, he returns with a driving, compulsively readable novel that probes the wellsprings of human greed and loyalty beset by temptation. Gottlieb introduces the mystery of the charismatic Margot, a promising journalist who morphs-with stunning panache-from a high-achieving affluent twentysomething into a grifter making her living preying on the weaknesses of men. Having studied the ancient Chinese art of face reading, she becomes an expert at reading people and is also able to rearrange her look and persona with uncanny skill to fit any social situation. She is an avenging angel, shattering marriages and draining bank accounts. What drives her quest to deceive and disarm? Exploring this question, The Face Thief moves fluidly forward and back in time, drawing vivid portraits of Margot's rocky childhood and her adult victims: an amiable, newly married man enticed into a catastrophic fraud; an esteemed teacher outwitted by his most dangerous student; and a well-meaning New York City cop tripped up by his belief in redemption. Ingeniously constructed and exquisitely written, The Face Thief swirls a hypnotic dance of predator and prey, creating a contemporary landscape where the educated are violent, the beautiful ugly, and the well-intentioned hapless. And yet we never give way to despair, because the protagonists of the book push back against the maelstrom and attempt tirelessly to right their toppled lives. Rich in suspense, psychological depth, and nuance, The Face Thief confirms Gottlieb's standing as "a master" (Denver Post) and, in the words of essayist Phillip Lopate, "an enthralling stylist who[se] . . . characters are shockingly, electrically alive."
Notes
Gottlieb, E. (2012). The Face Thief: A Novel. [United States], HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Gottlieb, Eli. 2012. The Face Thief: A Novel. [United States], HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Gottlieb, Eli, The Face Thief: A Novel. [United States], HarperCollins, 2012.
MLA Citation (style guide)Gottlieb, Eli. The Face Thief: A Novel. [United States], HarperCollins, 2012.
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